Faouzi Bensaïdi

Faouzi Bensaïdi

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Meknès, Morocco
March 14, 1967

Biography

Faouzi Bensaïdi, born 14 March 1967, is a Moroccan film director, actor, screenwriter and artist. His film A THOUSAND MONTHS (2003) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. In 2007 and 2009 he has taken part in the Arts in Marrakech Festival showing and discussing his films and installations. In 2011, his film DEATH FOR SALE premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

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Faouzi Bensaïdi 1

Representative Works

It Must Be Heaven
It Must Be Heaven
6.5
/ French
Wind Horse
Wind Horse
9.0
/ Arabic
Braids
Braids
8.0
/ Arabic
Saint Laurent
Saint Laurent
6.1
/ French
Dheepan
Dheepan
6.8
/ French
Far Away
Far Away
5.6
/ French
Deserts
Deserts
6.6
/ Arabic
Volubilis
Volubilis
6.1
/ Arabic
The Blessed
The Blessed
6.5
/ French
The wall
The wall
8.0
/ Arabic
Mektoub
Mektoub
6.0
/ Arabic
Death for Sale
Death for Sale
6.3
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

It Must Be Heaven
2019Nominee

Best Performance

It Must Be Heaven

Braids
2000Winner

Best Performance

Braids

Saint Laurent
2014Nominee

Best Performance

Saint Laurent

Career Highlights

Dheepan
2015Highlight

Best Performance

Dheepan

Far Away
2001Highlight

Best Performance

Far Away

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